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Codes and Standards
ICC eliminates building electrification provisions from 2024 update
The International Code Council stripped out provisions from the 2024 update to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that would have included beefed up circuitry for hooking up electric appliances and car chargers.
Industrial Facilities
Confessions of a cold storage architect
Designing energy-efficient cold storage facilities that keep food safe and look beautiful takes special knowledge.
Sustainability
3 sustainable design decisions to make early
In her experience as an architect, Megan Valentine AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, WELL AP, Fitwel, Director of Sustainability, KTGY has found three impactful sustainable design decisions: site selection, massing and orientation, and proper window-to-wall ratios.
Sustainability | Jun 28, 2017
Mohawk College will have one of the region’s first net-zero energy institutional buildings
The project’s net-zero goals led to the development of a new curtain wall system.
Game Changers | Jan 18, 2017
Turning friction into power
Research on piezoelectricity moves closer to practical applications for infrastructure and buildings.
Energy Efficiency | Jan 5, 2017
Exponential growth in net zero energy buildings predicted for the next two decades
Technology and regulations will be the drivers, says Navigant Research.
Energy Efficiency | Dec 20, 2016
Upgrade brings comfort and efficiency to Euclid Chemical
Euclid Chemical upgrades to a dependable and efficient system that will meet their needs for years to come.
Energy Efficiency | Dec 13, 2016
A Massachusetts college now features the largest zero-net-energy academic building in Northeast
Bristol Community College wants to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Nov 17, 2016
Air and Water Protection for More Energy-Efficient Buildings
Build a Better Barrier™ with the Dow Corning® Silicone Air Barrier System. Featuring Dow Corning®…
Nov 17, 2016
XLERATOReco® Hand Dryer – The Future of Restroom Efficiency
The XLERATOReco Hand Dryer dries hands in 10 seconds using only 500 watts, making it the most…
Sustainability | Sep 19, 2016
Brussels’ Botanic Center apartment block looks to live up to its name with the addition of 10,000 plants and a rooftop “Chrysalis”
The project, which has been commissioned and is in the design phase, would eliminate CO2 and produce its own energy.
Energy | Sep 13, 2016
Oberlin College to hold conference on post-fossil fuel economy
The gathering will address climate change and new sources of energy.
Sustainability | Aug 30, 2016
New federal project plans must include climate impacts
Agencies must quantify the specific impacts when possible.
